Reborn in 1981, the first to get rich start with dairy cows.

Happy Chinese New Year! Happy Chinese New Year!

As employees walked in with smiles, Shen Dong, wearing a red overcoat, stood at the door, greeting them with a smile.

"Factory manager, what's this?" Liu Zhenghua asked, waving the red envelope in her hand.

Liu Zhenghua didn't receive the Outstanding Employee award last year, and this year she's determined to prove herself, so she came over early this morning.

"Start-of-work bonus!"

Shen Dong said with a smile, and then gave one to the others.

"There are even red envelopes for starting work!" Liu Zhenghua was surprised to hear this for the first time. She was too shy to open it right away, so she just pinched it to feel it.

After everyone arrived, Shen Dong checked his watch and lit the firecrackers when the hands reached 8:08.

Baotashan Dairy Factory has officially resumed operations.

First, everyone wiped the machine with rags. Before the milk collection station delivered the milk, Shen Dong called a meeting.

The meeting was about making plans and determining the direction for the factory this year.

The first step is to expand the product line.

The milk popsicles were decided before the new year, and Shen Dong even started preparations several months in advance. Knowing that the commune did not have a refrigeration machine, Shen Dong made the blueprints in advance, and waited until March or April to make the refrigeration machine before officially starting the research and development of milk popsicles.

Shen Dong had high expectations for the popsicles, but he couldn't make them indefinitely, otherwise the food factory would have no way to survive if they were mass-produced using the recipes from the library.

If it really has a large-scale impact on food factories, the higher-ups won't agree.

So for now, he only plans to combine milk and popsicles, maybe with some fruit pieces or something.

Next up is yogurt. We developed two new flavors before the Lunar New Year, and the market feedback has been very good. We have many fruit-flavored yogurt plans for this year.

This involved fruit purchasing, and Li Hu listened attentively, taking out his pen and notebook.

Seeing that the little monkey next to him seemed a bit dull, he tapped his arm with his pen to remind him to write it down quickly.

Due to the limitations of the times, there are not many varieties of fruit available now, especially during the period from winter to spring, when there is basically no fruit available.

Therefore, starting in June, the dairy factory will rapidly expand into the county at a rate of one fruit-flavored yogurt per month, aiming to dominate the yogurt market in Changlin County by the end of the year.

"Tiger, you must remember the time and which fruit to buy in which month. You can't get it wrong. Also, once the production team has produced the samples, communicate with the various supply and marketing cooperatives and sales outlets in a timely manner to confirm the quantity."

"I guarantee I'll complete the task!" Li Hu replied emphatically, then added with a grin, "Factory manager, are you hiring for our purchasing team this year? I'm afraid Little Monkey and I alone can't handle it."

"Starting in April, the purchasing team will be expanded to four people. You can handle it."

"Ah!" Li Hu immediately beamed with joy.

After discussing the core issues related to yogurt, we moved on to the new addition this year: milk skin.

According to Shen Dong's plan, the milk processed from the milk skin will have a great use.

Aside from reserving some for employees to drink at lunchtime, a portion will be used in subsequent milk popsicles. Shen Dong doesn't plan to skimp on this part for the sake of taste and milk flavor.

For the remaining product, Shen Dong suggested a new product: milk tofu.

This stuff is quite common in the pastoral areas of Inner Mongolia, but it's absolutely not available in Pengcheng. It can be marketed as a rare and high-end dairy product to increase profits.

In addition, Shen Dong also outlined his next plan: to make his own milk cookies.

(Food factory: What do you mean?)

This is quite simple: mix milk and flour, make small pieces, and fry them in a pan.

Before Qiu Xiaoqin could ask any questions, Shen Dong looked over and said, "Groups One, Two, and Three will all be increasing their product offerings this year. Group Three will start recruiting more people this month. Group leader Qiu Xiaoqin will assess how many people are needed, and Aunt Li will recruit simultaneously."

The group leaders all nodded emphatically, their faces beaming with undisguised joy.

They most want to see a factory manager who is clear-headed and has a clear plan.

Shen Dong explained clearly what each line would be done this year, even down to the month it would start, leaving them with no room for doubt and making them feel very reassured.

In addition, there's the kitchen. The current kitchen can no longer meet the needs of the canteen and Group 3, so we urgently need to build a kitchen specifically for Group 3's product production.

There isn't much empty space left in the factory, so Shen Dong plans to talk to Yang Yujun about it, since there's plenty of open space next to the factory.

Also, the Human Resources and Administration Group has piled all the miscellaneous tasks onto Li Meiyu, which will also increase her accounting workload. This area needs to be separated.

This is also beneficial to the development and management of various tasks in the factory.

Once everyone knew what they were supposed to do, Shen Dong adjourned the meeting.

Not long after, the milk delivery trucks from the collection station arrived.

Just after the New Year, Shen Dong thought that people's desire to spend would decrease, so he asked Li Hu to order less milk than usual.

While the factory was busy, he rode his bicycle to Yang Yujun's office.

"Director, Happy New Year!"

Yang Yujun sat in his seat, looking at Shen Dong's grinning face, and knew that this kid was up to no good.

"Speak, is there something you need?"

"Director, you have such sharp eyes! Nothing can be hidden from you, not even our commune..."

"Stop! Get to the point!"

Just a few days ago, the two had been drinking and were in a good mood when Shen Dong said directly, "Director, I want to rent the land over there at the factory."

"Rent? How much land do you need? That piece of land is quite large."

"I know, because the factory is going to be upgraded and renovated this year, and it's a bit too small now, not enough."

Shen Dong hadn't mentioned it when they were drinking a few days ago, but now that it was being brought up, he was still unaware of the details and asked, "How exactly does the upgrade and renovation work?"

"We're taking a two-pronged approach. One is upgrading our production lines. Our current production lines are products from the 1960s and are incredibly outdated. I'm thinking of taking the opportunity to visit Shanghai this year. I've heard that their production lines have been upgraded and are working very well."

Given the current state of information isolation, Yang Yujun was completely clueless, but that didn't stop him from pretending to know.

He nodded and asked, "And the second leg?"

"The second leg is the strain of bacteria. If I can develop a better strain of bacteria soon, then I won't have to buy it from the coastal areas. If I can't, I plan to buy it when I visit the production line. That way, the taste of the yogurt will be greatly improved, and it will also help to build the reputation of our Baotashan Dairy Factory."

As he spoke, Shen Dong moved closer to Yang Yujun and said, "At that time, the entire Changlin County, and even the supply and marketing cooperatives and shopping malls in Pengcheng, will be selling our products. You'll be proud of yourself, won't you?"

"You're always flattering me!" Yang Yujun chuckled, then pondered for a moment before asking, "Is that piece of land enough?"

"That's enough, we don't need to try to be fat overnight. But there's a favor I need from the director..."

"I knew you were full of tricks up your sleeve. Were all those things you said just a setup for this?"

Shen Dong immediately stood up straight. "No way, those were just my true feelings."

Yang Yujun scoffed, not believing Shen Dong's nonsense.

But Shen Dong's grand vision still intrigued him, and he asked, "Tell me, what do you need my help with?"

"It's...it's a loan. The director might need to step in and get the credit union to approve a loan for the factory; we don't have enough money to buy a new production line."

He thought it was something serious, but when he heard it was this, Yang Yujun breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's no problem. Based on your dairy factory's daily cash transactions, I'm sure the credit union will lend you the money without me having to do anything."

Shen Dong said embarrassedly, "I borrowed a bit too much..."

"How many?"

"Heh... 15!!"